Church of England

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The Church of England is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion, combining elements of both Protestant Reformation and historic Catholic tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican church
Christian denomination
national church
state church
cathedralChurchOfCanterbury Canterbury Cathedral
cathedralChurchOfYork York Minster
churchOrder bishops
deacons
priests
country England
creedsUsed Apostles’ Creed
surface form: Apostles' Creed

Athanasian Creed
Nicene Creed
currentArchbishopOfCanterbury Archbishop of Canterbury
surface form: Justin Welby
currentSupremeGovernor Charles III, King of Canada
surface form: Charles III
dateEstablished 16th century
denomination Anglican Communion
surface form: Anglicanism
doctrineBasis Bible
Thirty-Nine Articles
founderRole initiated by Henry VIII
foundingPeriod Reformation
surface form: English Reformation
globalInfluence influential in worldwide Anglicanism
governance episcopal hierarchy
governingBody General Synod
headOfChurch monarch of the United Kingdom
isPartOf Anglican Communion
keyEvent Act of Supremacy 1534
languageOfWorship English
liturgicalTradition Anglican liturgy
officialStatusInEngland established church
ordinationOfWomen ordains women as bishops
ordains women as priests
parliamentaryRepresentation Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords
polity episcopal polity
primaryLiturgy Book of Common Prayer
Common Worship
principalSacraments Baptism
Holy Eucharist
surface form: Holy Communion
province Province of Canterbury
Province of York
religion Christianity
roleInAnglicanCommunion mother church of the Anglican Communion
sacramentalTheology recognizes two sacraments of the Gospel
selfDescription both Catholic and Reformed
seniorClericTitle Archbishop of York
separationFrom Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
spiritualLeaderTitle Archbishop of Canterbury
supremeGovernorTitle British monarch
surface form: Supreme Governor of the Church of England
theologyTradition Catholic tradition
Reformation
surface form: Protestant Reformation

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Bishop of Lynn church Church of England
Archdeaconry of Loughborough denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Loughborough church Church of England
Fairford denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary’s Church, Fairford
Deeping St James religiousDenomination Church of England
Ancaster parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Malvern College religiousAffiliation Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England (historical)
Coronation Oath religion Church of England
Archdeaconry of Birmingham denomination Church of England
Norwich Cathedral denomination Church of England
Bishop of Leicester religion Church of England
Bishop of Leicester church Church of England
Archdeaconry of Hereford church Church of England
Archdeaconry of Malmesbury denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Malmesbury governingBody Church of England
Archdeaconry of Malmesbury isEcclesiasticalJurisdictionWithin Church of England
this entity surface form: Church of England in Bristol area
Southwark Cathedral religiousAffiliation Church of England
Robert Browne opposed Church of England
St Andrew’s Church, Leyland denomination Church of England
Whalley denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary and All Saints Church, Whalley
Ribchester parishChurchDenomination Church of England
Great Mitton denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Michael and St John’s Church, Great Mitton
St Martin's Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Martin's Church, Canterbury
St Martin's Church governingBody Church of England
subject surface form: St Martin's Church, Canterbury
Diana Frances Spencer religion Church of England
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh religion Church of England
Leicester Cathedral denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Gloucester church Church of England
Charles Merivale religiousDenomination Church of England
St Mary’s Church, Lymm denomination Church of England
Chobham denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Lawrence Church, Chobham
Henry Barrow opposedTo Church of England
Bishop of Derby church Church of England
Archdeaconry of Salford denomination Church of England
Archdeaconry of Salford church Church of England
Archdeaconry of Salford isPartOfStructureOf Church of England
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion in England
Deanery of Eccles denomination Church of England
Holy Trinity Church, Windsor denomination Church of England
All Saints Church, Isleworth denomination Church of England
St Mary the Virgin Church, Thame ownership Church of England
Chalgrove denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary the Virgin, Chalgrove